The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-01
THE FIDELITY BANK.
Testimony in the Trial of
E. L. Harper.
SUSPICIOUS DEVELOPMENTS.
The Deadlock Broken-A band oDed-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Thir-
teen-Obituary.
Fidelity Rank Trials.

CINCINNATI, o., November 30.-In the
trial of f. L. Harper, to-day. the first
witness was J. w. HOyt, a broker, OF
this city, whose testimony gave in de-
tail numerous transactions in the buy
ing of wheat in Chicago by him. When
asked for whom he was acting he an
swered that B. E. Hopkins, assistant
cashier of the Fidelity Bank, made the
purchases, and the settlements were al
ways made by E. L. Harper. These
transactions began in January last.
Hoyt said Hopkins gave him some
checks signed by himself, and with
these he purchased of the exchange
clerk Fidelity Bank draft and let ers
Of advice in favor OF Irwin, Green &
Co, and G. J. Kershaw & Co., of Chi
cage. The witness said that he went to
Chicago on the day after the wheat
market broke, and went 70 the Ex-
change National Bank. There he met
Wiltshire. Kershaw, Irwin and several
bank officials. He received two drafts.
for 500, 900 each, executed by the Fidei-
ity Bank. He had No personal transac
tions with E. J.. Harper.
G. J. Kerthaw, OF Chicago. wGa
the next witness. His testimony
was limited to Identifying tbs
checks and drafts sent him by Hoyt
and the Fidelity Bank He said ne Tad
no transaction with Harper. Every
thing was done through J. W. Hoyt.
and Wiltshire. Eckert & Co.
William Monroe, manager of the
Bank Of Montreal, at Chicago, testified
that Irwin, Green & Co. deposited in
his bank, in June last, two drafts of
500, 900 each, drawn by the Fidelity
National Bank upon the Chemical
National Bank of New York. Payment
On these was stopped
A. W. GTeea, of the firm of Irwin,
Green q Co., testified that he made ur.
Chases of wheat for Hoyt to the extent
q 9 100000 bushels. Hoyt gave secur-
ity for part of the purchase in drafts
and letters OF advice from the Fidelity
Bank, stating that he bad money de-
posted there to his credit. There vas
over 100000 in the Fidelity Bank 10
the credit Of Irwin, Green G Co. Mr.
Eckert, of Wiltshire, Eckert & CO., Of
Cincinnati, testified to deals with Ker-
shaw u Co. and other Chicago firms,
irom January last to JuDe, and said
that they sent about 81, 600, goo TO Ker-
Sbdh ~ w W zen LIE NdS aSHGu where
he got the money, be said that be could
Tot tell exactly. He supposed it came
from parties interested in the wheat
deal. de was then shown some checks,
signed by himself and Wiltshire, and
was asked again where the money
came from. He said: Ali | had to do
when calls were made OF Us, vs. :. -
to the Fidelity Bank ana give cur check
Tor the amount. Where the money
came from do not know. When these
;hecks were drawn, We did not have
hat amount in the hank"
W. Wiltshire, partner Of EckeIt, was
lext called. He identified the checks,
iggregating $1,000 600, drawn by vii
hire, and endorsed by Wiltshire, Eckert
Y Co. He said that either himself or
dr. Eckert had endorsed the checks.
he said there was an understanding
ietween him and Harper that these
,hecks should be protected, and that he
Lcted as agent or broker for Harper.